Employees of the Main Directorate "Combating Organized Crime" neutralized a criminal group draining bank accounts.
11 people, participants in the scheme, who managed to transfer BGN 800,000 from 12 bank clients to their accounts and crypto-platforms, have been detained.
The specialized police operation was conducted on June 4 under the leadership of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office in Sofia, Varna, Kazanlak, Samokov, the villages of Zheleznitsa and Medkovets.
Two of the arrested are hackers. According to the initial data of the investigation, they operated in the period from April to August 2023, through electronic banking. The money withdrawn is absorbed immediately.
Three of the accused have been ordered to be detained for up to 72 hours, but the prosecution will ask for permanent arrest. Another seven are "cash bail" in the amount between BGN 5,000 and BGN 10,000, one is "signed".